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The winners of the Penny Arcade giveaway are here!

We've gone over every entry, measured every laugh, and argued for hours. The …

It has been a long, hard task trying to figure out who should win the great prize of the Penny Arcade USB sticks, but I think I have finally whittled it down. While almost all of them were funny, some stood alone as going above and beyond. Let's take a look at our top entries, and then later in the week we'll be sharing some of the comics that we loved... but didn't quite make the cut for the prize. First, the Grand Prize winner: for two copies of the game and the prequel artwork, the winner is...

Grand Prize winner

Congrats, I hope you enjoy the riches! Here are the rest of the winners of the On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness: Episode One USB sticks. Keep in mind, these are in no particular order.

Winners

Proving that John Siracusa jokes are not too obscure to win the prize...

Why use three words when thirty make you seem more intelligent?

This winner is from Sweden, so I'm going to have to fill out customs forms to get him his prize. Still, TOTALLY worth it.

There was a surprising amount of vehemence against GameSpot, although this crack at the staff's exodus went above and beyond.

This was kind of a special case, because while none of the entries alone were funny enough to win, this person created 11 different comics, praising then mocking, begging for the prize and then hateful that he wouldn't get it. The kicker comes on the last strip.

I am a forum poster. I am owed.

Poppycock!

Admit it, it has been on your mind as well...

Congrats to all the winners, you'll be receiving e-mails with instructions very soon. Thanks to everyone who participated, this was a great time!

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